Krishna Kumar Mishra v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Rural Development Govt. U.P. Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8018 of 2023 Petitioner :- Krishna Kumar Mishra Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Rural Development Govt. U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Kumar Mishra,Vinay Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 8th August 2023 whereby petitioner has been transferred on the post of Messenger from the Development Block Rishiya to the Development Block Nawabganj in district Bahraich. It has been submitted that earlier petitioner was suspended from service vide order dated 17th January, 2023 in Writ A No. 1272 of 2023 which was allowed by means of order dated 28th April, 2023 whereafter the impugned order has been passed as a measure of punishment. It has also been submitted that petitioner' wife is under going treatment in his place of posting and therefore the order requires to be recalled. For the aforesaid grievance, petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 11th August, 2023. At present learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his prayer for a final decision with regard to same. Considering innocuous prayer being made by learned counsel for petitioner and without entering into the merits of the case, opposite party No. 2 i.e. Chief Development Officer, District Bahraich is directed to decide representation dated 11th August, 2023 within a period of four weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is submitted before him. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 16.10.2023 prabhat High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench